Gipsy Hill - Bandit Pale Ale (Waitrose) By @SpectreUK

Pirates last week, Bandits this week. There's definitely a theme with my beers recently. Maybe I'm looking to rebel against the norm? Well, I am having a favourite meal I haven't had in years tonight. Bangers and Mash, with green beans and gravy. I just have to have a beer with that. We usually have sausages on toast with tinned tomatoes on top, which is really very good, but I have been missing my Bangers and Mash for too long.

This Bandit Pale Ale was produced by Gipsy Hill, in London. At 3.4% in volume it could be considered a session ale, for its low alcohol by volume. Gluten free, Bandit is described on the can as having citrus zest with piney notes. It's a beer for the sunshine, and after three angry storms battering the UK so far this week, it's actually fairly sunny outside for a change.

On opening the can this Bandit certainly packed in the tropical citrus hops, with that afore mentioned touch of pine, and sweetness from the pale malts. On taste this misty golden straw coloured ale had a very crisp refreshing bitterness of tropical citrus hops, and a little woody flavour at the back of all that citrus. A touch of wholesome oats and wheatiness then tickled my palate mixing in with sweet pale malts into the aftertaste. Bandit was perfect with my Bangers and Mash. I'm looking forward to Spring and Summer, and hoping there aren't many more storms between now and then.